{{Hundreds of rescuers searched for a fourth day in planes, helicopters and boats off Venezuela on Monday, looking for a missing plane carrying Italian fashion executive Vittorio Missoni and five other people.}}
Italian Ambassador Paolo Serpi flew over the area and met in Los Roques with officials who are coordinating the search.
Speaking on television, he thanked the Venezuelan government for “a great effort” so far by the military, civil aviation and disaster management officials.
Serpi expressed confidence in the search operation despite windy weather, which made for choppy seas.
A plane and two helicopters were searching along with four civilian planes, the Venezuelan government said in a statement on Sunday.
Two Coast Guard ships and five patrol boats were also participating. The government said that nearly 400 people were involved in the search, including about 30 divers.
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